Baby, It’s Crazy Outside

The far left is having trouble fighting wars on two fronts. With President Donald Trump in office, it’s fair to say that there hasn’t been much of a “War on Christmas” this year, since the War on Trump is never-ending. But it’s more than that. The left has become so radicalized in its deconstructionist ways that it is making a fool of itself in the court of public opinion.

Oh, sure, there were a few of the usual stories about cowardly school officials issuing edicts that no choir can sing “Jesus songs” at the annual “winter concert.” But this year we were introduced to a new wrinkle: Christmas vs. #MeToo. And #MeToo is upset at the 1940s Frank Loesser standard “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” A radio station in Cleveland got the ball rolling by banning its airplay for being outside the #MeToo spirit of consensual sex. Others have joined in, a chorus of nameless, faceless shrews out there who must, must, must voice their unhappiness at all times. The New York Times asked, “Prelude to Date Rape?”

Thinking people — which is to say everyone but the crazy fringes of the #MeToo movement — are shaking their heads in disbelief. Any scan of the lyrics shows you this is not a Christmas song in any way. It’s a sly little song about how the woman shouldn’t stay overnight because her relatives will be scandalized, and the man tries to get her to stay. Other than the woman asking “What’s in this drink?” there is no issue of the woman’s consent. It’s just a flirty late-night dialogue.

It’s been a seasonal staple for 70 years. But in 2018, it became offensive. What makes this controversy hilarious is how tame this is when compared to the tone of current hip-hop music. When one of these “songs” does not include lyrics about “hos” and “b——es,” something is amiss.

Take, for just one example, a No. 1 hit song from earlier this year — “Psycho” by rappers Post Malone and Ty Dolla Sign. There are no sly allusions in these lyrics, although older folks won’t get the slang at all. “You should see the whip, promise I can take yo’ b——. Dolla ridin’ in an old-school Chevy, it’s a drop-top. Boolin’ with a thot-thot, she gon’ give me top-top.”

Rough translation: My Chevy is so nifty I can steal your woman, who is a whore. (“Thot” stands for “that ho over there,” in the event you care.) Your whore is going to perform oral sex (“top-top”) because she’s a slut.

How is all this showing respect for women? They performed this song on national TV, including at the American Music Awards and on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon.

The #MeToo movement must have turned in early. They never said a word.

Or take the song “King’s Dead,” released as the second single from the soundtrack of the year’s biggest movie, “Black Panther.” The rapper, Future, boasts about taking another man’s “baby mama” and insisting she perform oral sex, and then suggests that laws should be broken and people murdered.

The only “benefit” of this rapper’s “performance” is you can barely make out these stupid lyrics without an interpreter. Pitchfork magazine called it “fun and swaggering,” even as the reviewer poked at Future’s “helium-induced falsetto.”

Again, the #MeToo movement was nowhere to be found.

So this is the very confused culture we live in. People organize to ban old songs with lyrics like “So really, I’d better scurry (Beautiful, please don’t hurry),” while they approve the “fun and swaggering” lyrics like “Chitty chitty bang, murder everything.”

There was a seriousness of purpose when the #MeToo movement was launched. It has become a joke.

L. Brent Bozell III is the president of the Media Research Center. Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org. To find out more about Brent Bozell III and Tim Graham, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Brent Bozell and Tim Graham are absolutely spot-on. The youth of today are being bombarded with RAP music, which typically makes me cringe whenever I hear it. Aside from this “music” lacking any kind of melody, why do I have to endure some fool boasting about how many ladies he’s done, how much money he has, the designer clothes and jewelry he wears, the people he wants to shoot, and how nice his car is? Even though these rants are relentless and moronic, they also promote some of the worst values in our society.
So yes, why the hell doesn’t the #MeToo movement pass judgment when women are objectified and denigrated by these RAP “songs”? Would it be too edgy and politically incorrect to criticize a part of Black American culture? Regardless of their cowardly reasons, how truly pathetic it is for the #MeToo folks to project their fervent agenda and attack such a sweet song (further popularized by the lighthearted movie “Elf”).

“It’s been a seasonal staple for 70 years. But in 2018, it became offensive. What makes this controversy hilarious is how tame this is when compared to the tone of current hip-hop music. When one of these “songs” does not include lyrics about “hos” and “b——es,” something is amiss.”

True but you can’t expect common sense or logic from the $MeOnly Movement.

I actually used this controversy in my English class this year. We went through the lyrics, watched it from the movie, then listened to a few different singers singing the song. Then I had the kids write a persuasive essay on which side of the issue they fell on.
My joy over Christmas break is to read these and then (I warned them ahead of time) play devils advocate for whichever side they chose.

You’d better be careful, rochesternative. If word gets out that you are departing from the rigid schedule of indoctrination and brainwashing that the Leftist LOONS in control of our educational system require, and that you are actually TEACHING students to think INDEPENDENTLY, you could lose your job!

I remember beautiful lyrics like “Black Girl, precious as a pearl, let me put you up where you belong…..” from the 60’s.
Back then Soul Music was the best quality music going. Now they are back to electronically beating on a log and screaming while dancing around the fire.

I especially love the ending. At the beginning everyone asks, Do you hear what I hear? and Do you see what I see? etc. At the ending the king finds out what everyone’s talking about and changes the nature of the song. He says, Listen to what I say.

Others are noticing the Christ child but the King takes definitive action. He’s “putting feet to his faith”. That little change-up at the end really makes my day.

There was a seriousness of purpose when the #MeToo movement was launched. It has become a joke.

Bozell, virtually EVERYTHING the constantly-offended Leftist LOONS do is a joke. If they weren’t working day and night to DESTROY our country and nullify the Constitution that undergirds and guarantees our liberties, it would be funny. As it is, not so much! However, as Obama observed, quoting his GOD Alinsky, “Ridicule is a POWERFUL weapon.”

We need to USE that weapon against these LOONS, and show them up for the pitiable NUT CASES they truly are. SANE people need to stop being intimidated by these LOONS throwing race cards and calling us names. RIDICULE THEM for the FOOLS they are. LAUGH at them. As seriously as they take themselves, I’m betting they will NOT be able to withstand constant ridicule and derision.

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